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J. 'M. BRANDT.

TOOL. APPLICATXON FILED NOV. 24, 1920- mm May 30, 1922.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrrr M. BRAN T, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Bellevue, in the county of Jackson and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tools, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in tools, and has for its object to provide a device of the character specified, especially adapted for pressing taper battery terminals from battery posts, without throwing strain upon the cover that'might be liable to injure the same.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front view tool,

Figure 2 is an end View, looking at one end,

Figure 3 is a partial end view looking at the other end, i

Figures 4 and 5 are sectional views of the battery posts and terminals showing the manner of using the device.

As is known, the termmals 1n batteries must necessarily be snugly drawn into the battery post in order to insure a good connection. Then it becomes necessary to re move these terminals, it is diificult to do'so without injurin the battery cover.

As shown in *igures 4 and 5, the post 1 has a tapering opening 2, into which the tapering terminal 3is received, and a screw 4 is passed through the small end of the opening 2 and engaged in an axial threaded opening 5 in the terminal.

By turning this screw, the terminal may be drawn tightly into the tapering opening to insure a good electrical connection as shown in Figure 4/ In order to facilitate the removal of these terminals, and to avoid injury to the battery cover, I provide the device shown more particularly in Figure 1 and consisting of jaws 6 and 7, each of which is provided intermediate its ends with a threaded opening for receiving a screw 8.

This screw has a winged head as shown, and thejaw 6 is provided at one end with Specification of Letters Patent. Patented of the improved a threaded bearing 9 for receiving a similar screw 10. The jaw 7 has at the end adceived in this bearing.

May 30, 1 922."

sesrarnr 1 mm JOSEPH MARTIN BRANDT, or BELLEVUE, IOWA.

It will be evident that by turning the 1 screws in the proper direction, the jaws may be moved toward and from each other to vary the space between the same. holding the screw 10 and turning screw 8 the gripping-ends of the jaws may be moved toward or from each other.

on opposite sides of the terminal, one of the jaws, the jaw 6, in thepresentinstance,

is forked at the end remote from the screw at 13. j

a a 10, the arms of the fork being indicated In operation, to loosen the terminal, the

screw 4: isfirst turned a few turns, as shown in Figure 4.- Then the tool is engaged by placing the engaging end of the jaw 7 on the head ofthe screw, and the arms 13 of the jaw 6 against the post, one arm being on each side of the terminal. Now the) jaws 6 and 7 are forced toward each other, and it will be obvious thatthe terminal will be loosened as shown in Figure 5, without any strain on the postor on thecover.

engaged with the terminal portion of the 1 other jaw, the forward-terminal portions of one of the jaws being straight and adapted for engagement with the screw of the terminal connection and the terminal portion of the other jaw being forked to straddlethe terminal connection and engage the battery posts on opposite sides of the terminal 'connection. a JOSEPH MARTIN BRANDT.

Q 60, In order to permit the jaws to engage the head of the screw 4: and to engage the post p 

